Review: Gunhouse (Steam)

Gunhouse is a part puzzle, part active tower defense game. Make big combos to launch a hail of bullets and special attacks at the alien invaders, who would like nothing better than to consume your delicious orphan friends.

Pros:

• Cartoon looking graphics.
• 428mb download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Graphics-Resolution, window mode, and v-sync.
• Controller support.
• Help and tutorial support.
• music by Fez composer Disasterpeace
• Two game modes-Gunhouse and hardcore mode.
• Earn cash in-game.
• Store- Buy/upgrade new abilities and increase health and armor.
• Tower defense puzzle gameplay.
• Bonus optional objectives for extra cash.
• The game plays out in two waves- the First wave you build up your weapons and specials. In the second wave, you use your weapons and specials to take out the enemy waves. Both waves are timed.
• Three slots to place your weapon. You have 3 block types, One for each gun type and you can equip 3 guns, etc.
• Slide game where you have to make a minimum of a four-block square then slide them offscreen. Swipe left for guns and upgrading the power of the guns. Swipe right to charge up your specials.
• Each gun has unique abilities like shooting arc and as a rule, each block type does a weapon but also a unique special attack.
• Can sell back store purchases.
• Can replay levels.
• Pieces drop vertically.
• Instant loading.
• Can swipe unwanted pieces away.
• Excellent time waster.
• Bite-sized levels.
• Boss fights.
• Nails tension and panic play.
• Addictive.
• Just one more go approach.
• Infinite levels so you never run out of the game and have endless replayability.

Cons:

• Not as fun with a pad.
• Can’t rebind controls.
• It takes a while to adjust to the way the puzzle sliding pieces work.
• Not always clear on progress in levels.
• It feels like a mobile game.
• Difficulty spikes.
• No proper descriptions of weapons or how they fire.
• Cannot save mid-level.